Author: Adimorah Jude

Snapchat started as a platform for peer-to-peer sharing of images and videos but has expanded its offering in the last couple of years. The company has added some useful features, including filters, emojis, and stickers. The move has increased the number of monthly active users, but like other social media platforms, Snapchat has its controversies. Luckily, there’s a way to delete a Snapchat account permanently if you feel your data has been assessed against your will. The recent controversial WhatsApp privacy policy, which amounted to so many exits to other messaging apps like Signal and Telegram, has made many people…

Xiaomi finally unveiled the MIUI 12.5 globally two days ago. The update, according to the rollout schedule, will start rolling out in Q2 (April). It will arrive for the Mi 10 series and the Mi 11 before making it to other Xiaomi phones. Meanwhile, the list only has a few eligible phones on it and has cast doubt, especially among the POCO fans. The Poco phones on the list are POCO F2 Pro and X3/NFC. They’ll receive the update in the Q2 ending, and with the POCO F1 not on the list, speculation on whether the phone will receive the MIUI 12.5…

The POCO M3 is the latest mid-range offering from the company. It debuted in Q4 last year and only made it to Indian a couple of days ago. Under the hood is a Snapdragon 662 Octa-Core processor paired with up to 6GB of RAM and up to 128GB of storage. The display measures 6.53-inches diagonally and support 1080p resolution. For optics, there’s a primary 48MP sensor flanked by a 2MP macro and 2MP depth sensor. The front snapper features an 8MP shooter, and that would be enough to take decent shots. However, for someone that wants more from the camera…

Xiaomi, yesterday in a virtual event, presented the MIUI 12.5 globally. They have also released a list of phones that’ll receive the update starting from April ( Q2 2021). Surprisingly, and ahead of some premium phones, the Redmi 9 will receive the MIUI 12.5 around June (Q2 2021 ending). Of course, the Redmi 9C will get the update, but we don’t know when yet. However, Xiaomi is currently rolling out a new update for Redmi 9 and Redmi 9C, which bumps the security patch level to January 2021. The Redmi 9 units currently receiving a new update are the ones…

As expected, Xiaomi has officially presented the latest MIUI custom Android skin globally. According to Xiaomi, MIUI is now lighter and faster. With MIUI 12.5, power consumption is reduced to 20%, while gestures have been optimized for high priority and instant response. The number of bloatware apps has also been reduced, making the interface clean and neat. For the full MIUI 12.5 features, you can check this post here. MIUI 12.5 global rollout plan and supported device Unlike the Chinese launch, which also kick-started the closed beta test, Xiaomi doesn’t seem to have plans for the global users. However, there’s…